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1972 Map of Rattlesnake Canyon

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Rattlesnake Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Tip Top Mountain and the Granite Peaks command the high ground of the southern High Desert in the early 1970s, marking the transition from the arid flats of Johnson Valley into the wooded slopes of the San Bernardino National Forest. This landscape is defined by its scarce but vital water sources, with several named points including Viscera Spring, Vaughn Spring, and Two Hole Spring providing essential waypoints across the dry terrain.

A network of rugged trails and tracks like Mound Spring Road suggests a history of small-scale exploration and extraction, supported by several prospect markings and unnamed mines near the forest boundary. The deep cut of Rattlesnake Canyon winds through the center of the sheet, while the northern reaches provide a glimpse into the open desert floor near Arrastre Creek, where bench marks like BM 3089 and BM 2967 anchor the survey's elevations.